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The women's 800 meters race caused controversy after several women reportedly collapsed at the finish line. As a result, races longer than 200 meters were banned for women until the 1960 Olympics. As a result, races longer than 200 meters were banned for women until the 1960 Olympics.
Paraguay’s Luana Alonso made waves at the 2024 Paris Olympics resulting in her expulsion from the Olympic Village. "Her presence is creating an inappropriate atmosphere within Team Paraguay ...
Controversies over what constitutes a woman and long-standing issues involving attire and appearance continue to create problems for female Olympic athletes. Women experienced the best of the ...
Algeria’s Imane Khelif won the gold medal in the 66kg women’s boxing finals, capping a whirlwind Olympics that found her in the middle of global controversy over her gender. She defeated China ...
On 5 August 2016, the Greek team in the Olympic village reported to officials that many personal items had been stolen from their rooms in the Olympic village including mobile phones, clothes and medical equipment. [64] On 12 August 2016, an athlete had $20,000 stolen by an Olympic Village employee. The worker was arrested and the money ...
PARIS — An Olympic boxing gold medal hanging around her neck, Algeria’s Imane Khelif directly addressed the controversy over her gender that had enveloped her during the Paris Games, made her ...
Various concerns and controversies arose in relation to the 2024 Summer Olympics held in Paris including security, [1] human rights issues, Israel's participation amidst the Israel–Hamas war, and allowing Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete as neutrals amidst the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
During the 2024 Paris Olympics, Alonso finished in sixth place during the women’s 100m butterfly event on July 27. She failed to advance to the semifinals, kicking her out of the competition.